Reactions to the death of German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer at the age of 78 Reactions to the death of soccer great Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, at the age of 78: Sports 09 Jan, 2024
France striker Benzema out of World Cup with injury France striker Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup in Qatar after suffering an injury in training, Sports 20 Nov, 2022
French soccer won't resume before September, prime minister says PARIS: French professional soccer and other league sports will not be allowed to return before September, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Tuesday, in comments that appeared to call an end to their 2019-20 seasons. The French football... 29 Apr, 2020
France will host Ireland in World Cup on May 28 in Paris PARIS: France will host Ireland at Stade de France on May 28 as part of its World Cup warmup program. The French Football Federation made the announcement on Friday European Championship runner-up France also has friendlies at home with... 16 Dec, 2017
Neymar cleared to make PSG debut PARIS: World-record signing Neymar looks set to make his debut for Paris St Germain on Sunday after the French football federation confirmed it had received the player's transfer certificate. The Brazilian, whose 222 million euros ($262 mln)... 11 Aug, 2017
Le Graet re-elected as French football federation president PARIS: French football federation president Noel Le Graet has been re-elected in the first round of balloting. The federation said Le Graet and his list of candidates got 57.4 percent of the votes on Saturday. The 75-year-old Le Graet beat... 18 Mar, 2017
Youngsters should copy Ronaldo and Carragher, says Houllier MANCHESTER: Cristiano Ronaldo and Jamie Carragher might be polar opposites in footballing style but both are role models young players should seek to emulate, according to former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier. Houllier, also the former coach... 27 Sep, 2016
France chief opens door for Benzema return PARIS: The president of the French Football Federation (FFF) has opened the door for striker Karim Benzema to return to the national team when legal proceedings against him for alleged blackmail have finished. The striker was suspended... 04 Sep, 2016
France's Sagna sounds confident note ahead of Iceland test PARIS: France right back Bacary Sagna said he could not imagine the host nation would suffer the same fate as England when they face surprise packages Iceland on Sunday for a place in the European Championship semi-finals. "I'm not thinking... 01 Jul, 2016
Giroud has chance to shine for France in Benzema's absence PARIS: Karim Benzema's absence from the European Championship could prove to be good news for France — and particularly for Olivier Giroud. Often contested because of his erratic performances for club and country, Arsenal striker Giroud is... 10 Jun, 2016
Rami to join France squad after Varane suffers injury PARIS: Sevilla's Adil Rami will join the France squad training for the European football Championship after fellow defender Raphael Varane sustained an injury, the French football federation (FFF) said on Monday. France are waiting for more... 23 May, 2016
Platini loses appeal over ethics ban, to quit UEFA in days LAUSANNE: Suspended European soccer boss Michel Platini will resign as head of governing body UEFA after losing a top level appeal against a ban for ethics violations, but said he would continue his fight to clear his name. One of the finest... 09 May, 2016
